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Whether you send these condolence messages as a text, email, written card, or in person—they'll definitely appreciate it. Condolence Messages for Friends Losing someone so close is so hard.
Condolences (from Latin con (with) + dolore (sorrow)) are an expression of sympathy to someone who is experiencing pain arising from death, deep mental anguish, or misfortune. [ 2 ] When individuals condole, or offer their condolences to a particular situation or person, they are offering active conscious support of that person or activity.
If you have a friend in crisis, be sure to reach out with your support. You can also offer one of these short prayers for a friend just to make them feel loved. 23 Prayers to Send Love and Healing ...
Grief is the response to the loss of something deemed important, particularly to the death of a person or other living thing to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions.
An 1862 letter of condolence from Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria on the occasion of the death of Prince Albert shows the republican salutation "Great and Good Friend". Diplomatic correspondence is correspondence between one state and another and is usually of a formal character.
President Lincoln's letter of condolence was delivered to Lydia Bixby on November 25, 1864, and was printed in the Boston Evening Transcript and Boston Evening Traveller that afternoon. [1] [2] [3] The following is the text of the letter as first published: [a] [1] Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 21, 1864. Dear Madam,
A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots
A condolence book for Margaret Thatcher, signed by visiting G8 Foreign Ministers. A condolence book or book of condolence is a book in which people may record their condolences after a death or great tragedy. After the death of a leading figure or great disaster, condolence books are placed in public places for members of the general public to use.